[7.0] XML replace fails on a new update

Please, try:

     <record id="view_partner_form_usedefault_form_for_contacts"
model="ir.ui.view">
          <field name="name">res.partner.form</field>
          <field name="model">res.partner</field>
          <field eval="1" name="priority"/>
          <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
          <field name="arch" type="xml">
              <//xpath expr="//field[@name='Contact']" position="replace" />
          </field>
      </record>

The tag form name="Contact" does not make sense. Eventually, you could try
with field tag, but in this case you will wipe out all attributes, but the
field will still be in the view
Best regards

2013/1/31 Yannick Vaucher @ Camptocamp <email address hidden>

> ** Description changed:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a strange issue. I'm currently removing the default contact form
> in res_partner view form.
>
> Using:
>
> - <record id="view_partner_form_usedefault_form_for_contacts"
> model="ir.ui.view">
> - <field name="name">res.partner.form</field>
> - <field name="model">res.partner</field>
> - <field eval="1" name="priority"/>
> - <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
> - <field name="arch" type="xml">
> - <form string="Contact" position="replace">
> - <form string="Contact">
> - </form>
> - </form>
> - </field>
> - </record>
> -
> + <record id="view_partner_form_usedefault_form_for_contacts"
> model="ir.ui.view">
> + <field name="name">res.partner.form</field>
> + <field name="model">res.partner</field>
> + <field eval="1" name="priority"/>
> + <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
> + <field name="arch" type="xml">
> + <form string="Contact" position="replace">
> + <form string="Contact">
> + </form>
> + </form>
> + </field>
> + </record>
>
> Fisrt time I update my module everythings go fine.
>
> However, while I'm developping this module if I do some changes in my
> xml file on other inherit on the res_partner_view, this change fails and
> raise the following error on module update.
>
> Can't render view test.view_partner_form_usedefault_form_for_contacts
> for model: res.partner
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> - File ".../server/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py", line 125, in
> _check_render_view
> - fvg = self.pool.get(view.model).fields_view_get(cr, uid, view_id=
> view.id, view_type=view.type, context=context)
> - File ".../server/openerp/addons/base/res/res_partner.py", line 291, in
> fields_view_get
> - res = super(res_partner,self).fields_view_get(cr, user, view_id,
> view_type, context, toolbar=toolbar, submenu=submenu)
> - File ".../server/openerp/osv/orm.py", line 2262, in fields_view_get
> - xarch, xfields = self.__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, result['arch'],
> view_id, context=ctx)
> - File ".../server/openerp/osv/orm.py", line 1934, in
> __view_look_dom_arch
> - model = res[0][1]
> + File ".../server/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py", line 125, in
> _ch...

Well in that case it isn't a single field I want to get ride the inside form : //field[@name='child_ids']/form

This because I don't need the minimal form for contact in res.partner

Hello,

I'm having the same issue. I'm adding one more field to project module and i have to remove the view, update module, add back the view, update module again.

My code:
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        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_project_form_bom">
            <field name="name">project.task.form</field>
            <field name="model">project.task</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="project.view_task_form2" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <field name="user_id" position="after">
                    <field name="bom_id"/>
                </field>
            </field>
        </record>

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class project_task(osv.Model):
    _inherit = 'project.task'
    _columns = {
            'sub_products':fields.one2many('mrp.subproduct', 'bom_id', 'Byproducts'),
            'bom_id': fields.many2one('mrp.bom', 'BOM', ondelete='set null', domain=[('in_project', '=', True)]),
            'daily_journal':fields.one2many('construction.journal', 'task_id', 'Journals'),
            'tasks_id': fields.many2one('construction.task', 'Task', ondelete='set null'),

    }

project_task()

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the error:

2013-04-23 16:11:15,118 6683 ERROR construction openerp.addons.base.ir.ir_ui_view: Can't render view construction.view_project_form_bom for model: project.task

---------------------------------

    xarch, xfields = relation.__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, f, view_id, ctx)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '_BaseModel__view_look_dom_arch'
2013-04-23 16:11:15,120 6683 ERROR construction openerp.tools.convert: Parse error in /home/mrks/openerp7/vion_addons/construction/project_bom_view.xml:17:
<record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_project_form_bom">
            <field name="name">project.task.form</field>
            <field name="model">project.task</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="project.view_task_form2"/>
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <field name="user_id" position="after">
                    <field name="bom_id"/>
                </field>
            </field>
        </record>

--------
  File "/home/mrks/openerp7/server/openerp/osv/orm.py", line 1544, in _validate
    raise except_orm('ValidateError', '\n'.join(error_msgs))
except_orm: ('ValidateError', u'Error occurred while validating the field(s) arch: Invalid XML for View Architecture!')

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The error is exactly the same, the fix is the same and annoying during development.

Regards,
Nikola

We do have the same problems - any news on this or any workaround or at least a clear description why this happens?!?

Hello Yannick Vaucher,

We have tried replacing Contact form with xpath:

    <record id="view_partner_form_usedefault_form_for_contacts" model="ir.ui.view">
        <field name="name">res.partner.form</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner</field>
        <field eval="1" name="priority"/>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <xpath expr="//notebook/page[@string='Contacts']/field[@name='child_ids']/form[@string='Contact']" position="replace" >
                <form string="Contact"></form>
            </xpath>
        </field>
     </record>

by above view, we are able to replace Contact form. We prefer to use xpath while working with internal views.

But some fields of Contact form are inherited in sales module, so in this case we also have to remove that inheritance from sales module:

        <record id="sale.res_partner_address_type" model="ir.ui.view">
            <field name="name">res.partner.view.address_type</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <xpath expr="//label[@for='type']" position="attributes">
                    <attribute name="groups">sale.group_delivery_invoice_address</attribute>
                    <attribute name="invisible">False</attribute>
                </xpath>
                <xpath expr="//div[@name='div_type']" position="attributes">
                    <attribute name="invisible">False</attribute>
                    <attribute name="groups">sale.group_delivery_invoice_address</attribute>
                </xpath>
                <!-- Version-specific hacks to avoid breaking view inheritance when the sale module
                      is installed on top of an older 7.0 version of the base module
                      (as the second embedded div_type was added later in the 7.0 release)
                      TODO: remove the hacks in trunk -->
<!-- comment out or remove below two xpath attributes -->
<!-- <xpath expr="//div[@name='div_type'][field[@name='use_parent_address']] | //field[@name='child_ids']//div[@name='div_type']" position="attributes"> -->
<!-- <attribute name="invisible">False</attribute> -->
<!-- <attribute name="groups">sale.group_delivery_invoice_address</attribute> -->
<!-- </xpath> -->
<!-- <xpath expr="//label[@for='type'][following-sibling::div[@name='div_type']/field[@name='use_parent_address']] | //field[@name='child_ids']//label[@for='type']" position="attributes"> -->
<!-- <attribute name="invisible">False</attribute> -->
<!-- <attribute name="groups">sale.group_delivery_invoice_address</attribute> -->
<!-- </xpath> -->
            </field>
        </record>

Hope this helps.

Thanks and Regards,
Kalpana Hemnani,
Serpent Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.

Guys,

Does not the above comment help resolving the issue?

Thanks.